A piece of very sad news has come to the fore from the Indian film industry. Famous makeup artist Vikram Gaikwad passed away in Mumbai. The famous designer Vikram Gaikwad, who made the costumes of various characters like Kashinath Ghanekar, Balgandharva, Thugs of Hindustan, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Dangal and Janata Raja more realistic, took his last breath on Friday. His last rites will be performed today (10 May 2025) at 4.30 pm at Shivaji Park crematorium in Dadar.
For the unversed, Vikram Gaikwad was a National Award-winning makeup artist. He has done great work as a makeup artist in films like Panipat, Bell Bottom, Uri, Dirty Blackmail, Dangal, PK, Jhansi, Super 30 and Kedarnath. He also worked as a famous makeup artist in the historical serial Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He also played a great role as a makeup artist in historical serials like Pawankhand, Fatte Shikast and Sher Shivraj. He was awarded the National Award seven times. He was the makeup designer of hundreds of superhit films like Dangal, Sanju, 3 Idiots and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag among others.
Vikram Gaikwad awards
Vikram Gaikwad has been awarded several national awards for his work. He won the National Film Award for Best Makeup Artist for 'Monar Manush' in the year 2010. After this, he won the National Film Award for 'Balgandharva', 'The Dirty Picture' and 'Jatishwar'.
Vikram Gaikwad designed Lara Dutta's Indira Gandhi look
Vikram Gaikwad had tried to make the characters real through his makeup in many films. This also includes Akshay Kumar's film 'Bell Bottom'. In this film, Lara Dutta has played the character of Indira Gandhi. Vikram had made an important contribution to making Lara look like Indira Gandhi. In an conversation, he said that it took a lot of hard work as he studied Indira Gandhi's pictures in depth for the right look.
Ranveer Singh has played the role of former cricketer Kapil Dev in the film 83. The makeup of the actor in the film was also done by Vikram Gaikwad. His skill can be judged from the fact that Ranveer Singh looked quite similar to Kapil Dev in the movie.
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